Music

Kevin Abstract’s ‘ARIZONA baby’ Is a Mixed Bag

April 19, 2019 by

If you like Kevin Abstract’s work, particularly his solo martial, give ARIZONA baby a listen.
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TroyBoi and JPEGMAFIA Shake the Thunderdome

April 11, 2019 by

This year, The Warm Up featured electronic music artist TroyBoi and special guest JPEGMAFIA for their sold-out, Gauchos-only event in the Thunderdome.
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‘Hi This Is Flume’ Arrives in Time for Spring

April 11, 2019 by

In the end, Hi This Is Flume speaks true to its name. This is what Flume is. It's the raw and organic feeling of hearing a sound for the very first time.
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In Photos | The Warm Up, with JPEGMAFIA & TroyBoi

April 10, 2019 by

The Warm Up and Deltopia take place on the same day each year during the first Saturday of spring quarter.
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Your New Best “Twen”: Noontime Jamming Beneath Storke

March 13, 2019 by

With humble beginnings on the East Coast, Twen released their first album, Twen Live, in March 2017, which is comprised of five vintage-feeling tracks.
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Night Lovell’s ‘GOODNIGHT LOVELL’: A Trip to Grim Realities

March 12, 2019 by

In GOODNIGHT LOVELL, the Canadian rapper delivers the dark, ominous sound he is known for with a noticeable variation in production, vocal effects and storytelling from his prior work.
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Snarky Puppy Makes Their Santa Barbara Debut

March 12, 2019 by

As winter comes to an end, the eclectic award-winning jazz-fusion group Snarky Puppy performed in Santa Barbara for the first time after 12,000+ performances in six continents since their formation.
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Black Girls Like Guitars Too

February 27, 2019 by

Music belongs to everyone, not only in parts deemed to be fit for certain groups.
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In Review: Weezer’s ‘The Teal Album’

February 20, 2019 by

The Teal Album is lighthearted in spirit. It’s self-aware. But most importantly, it’s fun.
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UCSB’s Multicultural Center Brings a Closer Look into Chicano Punk Rock

February 19, 2019 by

This past month, the Multicultural Center on campus housed a photographic exhibit depicting several influential Chicano punk bands and artists.
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Mellow out With Fin and His Company

February 19, 2019 by

Fin’s Mellow Company, an alternative solo recording project by Andrew “Fin” Tyler, hit SOhO in Santa Barbara and shed light on his band’s third project.
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Five Songs That Made a Cynic Believe in Love

February 14, 2019 by

Young Thug romantically crooning about falling in love and King Princess’s pop poeticness about finding love in the trothes of a shallow city would make any cynic want to overthrow their preconceive...
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Future Ushers in an Aura of Nostalgia

February 12, 2019 by

Over time artists change, but Future has proven with yet another album that no one can change him or his music.
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A Word With Careless Cub on ‘Flophouse Palace’

February 7, 2019 by

The release of Flophouse Palace stands out not merely for its musical elements but also for the production and sound quality of the tracks.
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An I.V. Band to Watch: Noise Complaint

February 7, 2019 by

Noise Complaint is uniquely their own, and they make sure you know it as they grind out every set list with a grit that belongs to the pros.
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